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Night-time photograph of a devotional music gathering on a flat, pale outdoor terrace beside a low brick wall. In the centre, a smiling woman in an orange sari with an orange head covering and a beaded necklace sits holding a stringed instrument. Beside her, a young woman in a white dress sits on the ground. Around them, men in white kurtas play harmonium, hand cymbals and a drum, and two standing young men in white kurtas hold small cymbals or clappers. A small wooden box, brass bells and a metal pot lie on the floor at left.

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A night-time group bhajan on an open terrace with a low brick wall behind. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with an orange head covering sits cross-legged at centre, holding a rudraksha-style mala and smiling. Beside her, a woman in white sits on the ground. At left, a bearded man in white sits with a harmonium-like instrument and a cymbal-style bell nearby, and another man in white plays a tambourine-like drum. Two young men in white dhotis stand at the right, holding small hand cymbals. A woman in an orange-and-gold striped sari sits at right, and brass items and a bell sit on the floor at lower left.2003-12-07Night-time outdoor gathering on a bare concrete floor. Two seated figures in saffron-orange robes sit at the centre: one with a bare chest, rudraksha mala and a headband, the other with long hair and a red-orange cloth, both sitting with hands folded. A young man in white with a sacred thread sits beside a red-and-gold decorated tray or shield. Standing and seated men in white dhotis and shirts, some in khaki police uniform, watch around the edges. A man in white stands at right holding a green and gold decorated plate. The scene looks like a ritual or ceremonial sitting, but no clear deity or a person depiction can be confirmed by appearance.2012-05-21December 25 20072007-12-25September 26 20092009-09-26Night photograph of a procession on a dirt ground beside palm trees, with a tall pole topped by a decorated kalasha-like finial and streamers at left. A row of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands in namaskar, stand facing inward. Several drummers in white and dhoti play barrel drums. At the right, a figure in a long saffron/orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with long, swept-back hair, a distinctive appearance that matches a probable Swamiji candidate in the procession. Additional people in white and orange stand further back near parked vehicles.2006-12-232002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01Night-time outdoor gathering at an ashram, with a striped red-and-white wall behind. A figure in long dark hair and saffron-orange robes sits on a white-covered seat at left, gesturing with an arm, with a wooden staff beside them. Around them, several smiling women and girls wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls and sit on the ground. A man with a shaved head in white sits at the far left. Other people in white stand along the wall. The setting suggests a satsang or training session, though the seated figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-08-20A group of young men in white ritual clothing and orange shawls sit on the floor of a plain hall with white draped cloth walls. Two players in the foreground beat brass drums, while others sit around them, several with rudraksha malas and one with a crossed orange cloth. A small wooden table stands at right with a framed image and microphone. A flower-wrapped pillar with a palm frond stands at left, and women and a boy in the foreground watch the performance.2007-10-14Night photograph of a procession on bare ground beside palm trees. A figure at far right wears an orange saffron robe, long dark curly hair, and a rudraksha mala, and walks with a distinctive swept-back look; this appearance-based candidate is labelled Swamiji (probable) as a procession leader. Nearby, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in step, some with hands folded in namaskar, and drummers in white dhotis beat large drums. A couple of men in white carry or accompany the group near a tall decorated flagpole or kalasha-topped pole on the left. Dark trees and a parked vehicle fill the background.2006-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25February 05 20072007-02-05October 12 20072007-10-12